IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-50373
Conference Calendar
CHARLIE RAY RUMPH,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
UNK DOUGLAS;
MARLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. W-97-CV-254
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October 20, 1998
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Charlie Ray Rumph appeals the district court’s dismissal of
his civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to
pay the filing fee after having been denied leave to proceed in
forma pauperis (IFP). This is essentially a challenge to the
district court’s finding that Rumph did not submit financial
information sufficient to establish that he was financially
qualified for IFP status. See Adkins v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours
& Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339-40 (1948) (central inquiry is whether
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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the movant can afford the costs of the appeal without or
deprivation of the necessities of life). Rumph provided the
district court with an affidavit of poverty in support of his
motion wherein he stated that he receives a monthly pension, but
he did not give the amount of that pension. The district court
did not abuse its wide discretion in denying Rumph’s IFP motion.
See Flowers v. Turbine Support Division, 507 F.2d 1242, 1244 (5th
Cir. 1975).
AFFIRMED.